tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29098653.post6058791404063585543..comments2024-01-15T17:35:45.210+11:00Comments on Northern Planets: Consequences and martyrdomVlad the Impalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581503726912398643noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29098653.post-52012954568482186872007-01-23T13:07:00.000+11:002007-01-23T13:07:00.000+11:00"Anyone would think the US was deliberately settin..."Anyone would think the US was deliberately setting out to cause chaos and disorder in Iraq..."<br /><br />No, really? D'you think?<br /><br />I ran across a site yesterday, the Failed States Index, here: http://www.fundforpeace.org/programs/fsi/fsindex.php<br /><br />with a listing of world states and how functional they are. Unfortunately it's only been publishing results for 2 years, but still the stuff is interesting.<br /><br />The four worst are Sudan, the Congo (DNC - Congo, right?), the Ivory Coast, and Iraq.<br /><br />The same four, in scrambled order, held those spots last year, with Iraq staying in fourth place.<br /><br />Their scores are interesting, though. In 2005 they scored 106, 105, 104 and 103. In 2006, they scored much worse - 112, 110, 109 & 109.<br /><br />Meanwhile, way down the list is the US of A, at 34 in 2006 versus Canada at 23.<br /><br />Best in the world? Norway, at 17.<br /><br />Mrs Cake<br />"accept no substitutes!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com